Residential training camp for Under-19 cricketers in the Central Hills

By Shamseer Jaleel

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) will organise a three-week residential training camp for 75 selected Under-19 Provincial cricketers from 12 July onwards in Pallekelle and Asgiriya. Following the camp, a squad of 30 players will be shortlisted for the Asia Cup (UAE) and Under-19 World Cup (West Indies), as well as any other tours this year. As these players will be in a Bio-Bubble environment, there shouldn’t be any issue if any of them were to be drafted for the Lanka Premier League (LPL) set to start at the end of July. 

Richmond College Head Coach Dhammika Sudharshana will be the Head Coach for the Under-19 touring squad for the two tours, taking over from Hashan Tillakaratne, who was recently appointed as the national Women’s team Head Coach.

The 75 players will be grouped into five squads of 15, each playing for Kandy, Western Province North, Western Province South, Dambulla and Southern. As part of the program, four T20s and 10 one-day matches (50 overs) will be played amongst these teams. All games will take place at the Asgiriya Stadium and Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium till August 1.

Kandy

Ranuda Somarathne (Trinity College), Chandimal Herath (St. Anthony’s College, Kandy), Yasiru Gamaarachchi (St. Anthony’s College, Kandy), Pawan Pathiraja (Trinity College), Vibavith Ahelepola (Trinity College), Akram Muthalib (Trinity College), Anjala Bandara (St. Anthony’s College, Kandy), Asitha Wanniarachchi (St. Anthony’s College, Kandy), Maleesha Silva (St. Sylvester’s College), Matheesha Pathirana (Trinity College), Divyesh Ramiah (St. Anthony’s College, Kandy), Chamindu Wickramsinghe (St. Anthony’s College, Kandy), Trevin Mathews (St. Anthony’s College, Kandy), Lahiru Abeysinghe (St. Anthony’s College, Kandy), Maleesha Senanayake (St. Mary’s College, Kegalle)

Dambulla

Prabudda Premalal (Ibbagamuwa Central College), Matheesha Weerasinghe (Maliyadeva College), S. Sarangan (Jaffna Central College), Nethmal de Soyza (St. Joseph Vaz College), Rishi Adishtan (Maliyadeva College), Haritha Kaveeshvara (Royal College, Polonnaruwa), Dilhara Deshabaandu (St. Anne’s College), Sakindu Wijerathne (Maliyadeva College), Manaan Muzammil (St. Anne’s College), Maleesha Thilakaratne (St. Sebastian’s College, Katuneriya), A. Deshvin (St. Patrick’s College, Jaffna), Hasintha Kaushan (St. Joseph Vaz College), Vishva Rajapaksa (Moratu Vidyalaya), Pasindu Thennakoon (Maliyadeva College), Danuka Nirmal (St. Joseph Vaz College, Wennappuwa)

Western Province North

Sahil Dias (Wesley College), Bawantha Jayasinghe (Thurstan College), Sadeesh Jayawardena (St. Joseph’s College), Sithija Hewawitharana (Gurukula College), Shevon Daniel (St. Joseph’s College), Vinuja Ranpul (Nalanda College), Mineth Premaratne (Ananda College), Dunith Wellalage (St. Joseph’s College), Raveen de Silva (Nalanda College), Irosha Silva (De Mazenod College), Nipun Premaratne (Thurstan College), Savindu Perera (Maris Stella College), Lisura Sigera (Nalanda College), Senash Fernando (De Mazenod College, Hansaja Jayasinghe (Ananda College)

Western Province South

Abhishek Liyanaarachchi (D.S. Senanayake College), Sakuna Liyanage (Lumbini College), Ryan Fernando (S. Thomas’ College), Tharindu Amarasinghe (Prince of Wales College), Omesh Mendis (Prince of Wales College), Lahiru Dawatage (St. Peter’s College), Eranga Jayakody (Nalanda College), Induwara de Alwis (St. Sebastian’s College), Gishan Balasooriya (Royal College), Yasiru Rodrigo (S. Thomas’ College), Danal Hemananda (St. Peter’s College), Sadisha Rajapaksa (Royal College), Wanuja Sahan (St. Peter’s College),  Vihanga Dimantha (Lumbini College), Charuka Peiris (Sri Sumangala College)

Galle

Pawan Sandesh (Devapathiraja College), Harindu Jayasekara (St. Thomas’ College, Matara), Bhanuka Manohara (Richmond College), Vishara Rashmika (Richmond College), Jeewaka Shasheen (Devapathiraja College), Kavindu Thirimanne (Richmond College), Nipuna Ruviru (St. Thomas’ College, Matara), Sasanka Nirmal (Devapathiraja College), Dulash Samuditha (Weeraketiya Central College), Hansamanna de Silva (Richmond College), Malsha Tharupathi (Madampe Central College), Danuja Jayaweera (Mahinda College), Irushika Thimira (Devapathiraja College)